The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-02-11

If the communication was what ne Thought it
was he would at the proper time riNe TO a oues-
tlon OF the highest privilege in order to ascertaLo
what steps were necessary to comt,el an ob-
SerVance OF the law.
Mr.. Strait has secured q pension "a,
Stephen Jervais at Henderson, Mimi.
Among the civilian engineers reported ~
the house by the chief of engineers as havs
ing been employed OF the public works last
fall, are the ,~ollowing: M. Kneigs. Keoknk
$3.50 per month; J.. b. Darling, Duluth
5000 per month.
The house to-day passed the bin author
izing the construction of a passenger bridca
across the Mississippi river at Dubuoue
Iowa
SENATE.
Senator Evarts Of New York. intrA
duced a bill in the senate for 1.-THE purchase
Of the John Ericsson Destroyer and ten en-.
larged steel vessels of the same tvpe for dc.
Tending the harbors of the United States
II appropriates $112, 900 and So. 600 600
for the purposes, respectively. A resolution
offered last session by Mr.. Ingalls,. to dis
charge the committee on pensions from the
further consid Grafton of the bill removing
disabilities for arrears of pensions from hon.
orably discharged soldiers, was taken up
and Mr.. Ingalls, stated that his object was To
have the bill brought before the senate for
action.
That is another one of the great meas.
ures which would take from the treasury
an indefinite and at present an i%ncalcui-
able sum.
Mr.. Ingalls, gave notice that early next
week he would move that the senate con-
side: the bill. The bill was placed on the
calendar. Tho bill TO prohibit members of
coLgreSs from acting as attorneys for sub
sidized railroad companies came up, and
Mr.. Evarts spoke in opposition to IL
The proposed legislation was uncalled for.
The rights of citizens were not to be invaded
because honest employment might lead to
criminalitY.
The credentials of Mr.. Sawyer of Wiscon-
sin for the full term commencing March 4,
next, were presented and placed on file.
There was quite an extended political de-
bate in the senate to-day on the resolution
OF AR. Plumb calling for information as to
certain rules in the pension efice. Some of
the Democratic senators declared themselves
in favor of putting Democrats in the Offices
Senator Beck spoke of Supt Jane
son, OF the railway mail service, as a pro-
nounced Republican, and said when he
Beck) had business in that Office he had to GO
with his hat in his hand, ana was turned
away like a beggar.
The speaker laid before the house a mes
| q g from the senate, transmitting a dupli-
cate engrossed copy of the Northern Pacific
land grant forfeiture bill Mr.. Holman, from
the committee on appropriations, reported
the legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill. Mr.. Rogers, from the COM
mittee on judiciary, reported adversely a bill
to enable the people to name their pest
masters. Laid on the table. After some dis
cussion on the bill authorizing the appoint
ment and prescribing the compensation OF
clerks to senators and representatives who
are not chairmen of committees the bill was
tabl ed-141 to los.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill reported to the house
to- day ma kes a total appropriation %
$50 ,2S6, 80, which is less than the appr0
priat Jon for the current year $41S.545.
SENATE.
When the railroad attorneys bill came
up in the senate to-day, Mr.. Wilson Of
Iowa said
He would vote for the bill. He regarded the
question as one of political ethics rather than OF
criminal conduct. He believed that the ethical
principle which 1T presented was a sound one,
and that it's recognition by affirmative law
would be promotive of the pablic good.
The senate then proceeded TO vote on the
bill The first vote was taken on the follow
ing amendment. offered by Mr.. Hoar:
Mr.. Beck demanded the yeas and nays
upon the passage of the bill The Dill was
passed as follows: